Solidified fuel



, cons and the product thereof, but

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cordance with J'OHANNES M. KESSLER,

NEW JERSEY.

OF WEST OiRANGE, NEW JERSEY, ARLINGTON COMPANY, 01 ARLINGTON, NEWJERSEY, A

ASSIGNOB. TO THE CORPORATION OF SOLIDIFIED FUEL.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHANNns M; KESS- LER, of West Orange, in the countyof Essex, and in the State of New Jersey,.have in vented a certain newand useful Improvement in Solidified Fuel, and do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a process of gelatinizing liquids or renderingthem more visarticularly in order to produce compositions designed to beused as solidified fuels.

The ob'ect'of my invention is to provide a process y reason of which liqing nitrocellulose may be gelatinized or rendered more viscous as wellas the product articularly to provide a composition of this characterwhich maintains a supply of a liquid fuel in a solid form both whenignited and when not ignited by reason of the composition of which thefuel forms a part, or so that it will not run out of the container inwhich it is located, if overturned. Another object is to gelatinize orrender more viscous a liquid containing nitrocellulose by the additionof a metal.

Other objects of m invention will apfpeai' from the detailed descriptionthereo set forth hereinafter.

While my invention is capable of embodiment in many different forms forthe purpose of illustration I shall describe only certain forms thereofhereinafter.

For example,

my invention may be comprised ofj Nitrocellulose 2 to 10 parts, alcohol95 arts; and bronze or copper powder .1 part. Ercferably thenitrocellulose is present in the proportion of about 5 parts. .For thenitrocellulose I may use, if desired celluloid scrap. The alcohol may,for exampl comprised of denatured grain alcohol 90% and wood alcohol10%. Instead of the bronze or'cop er powder, I may use other metallicpow ers provided they have the property of gelatinizing the composition"as above pointed out. The'composition above referred to when ignitedprovides a convenient source of heat through. the burning of the alcoholwhich is rendered readily available as the composition is in the form ofa stiff paste or jelly, while the alcohol is burning, Thecharacteristics of the composition Specification of Letters Patent.

uids contain- I containing nitro-cellulose,

the composition made in ace, be

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application filed October 28, 1816. Serial No. 128,181.

are such, however, that although the alcohol is rendered readilyavailable after it has become once ignited, at the same time thecomposition is so stiff after i nition that in case the container whichcarries the composition is overturned, the contents will not run out.

While I have described my invention in detail, I wish it to beunderstood that many changes may be made therein, without departing fromthe spiritof my invention.

Iolaim:-

1. A solidified liquid fuel composition containing nitrocellulose, and ametallic powder.

liquid fuel 2. A solidified composition containing nitro-cellulose, anda metallic wde'r containing copper.

3. A solidified liquid fuel composition piontaining nitro-cellulose, andioronze pow- 4. A solidified liquidfuel composition containingnitro-cellulosc, a metallic powder, and alcohol.

.5. A solidified liquid fuel composition containing copper, and alcohol.

6. A solidified liquid fuel composition containing nitro-cellulose,bronze powder, and alcohol.

7. A solidified liquid containin nitro-cellulose, der, and a cohol, inthe proportion of. 5 of nitro-cellu1ose,.95 parts alcohol an partmetallic dwder. v

8. A solidi d liquid fuel composition containing nitro-cellulose, ametallic containin copper, and alcohol, in t e proportion 0 5 parts ofnitro-cellulose, 95 parts alcohol and 0.1 art metallic powder.

9. A solidifi liquid fuel composition containing nitro-cellulose, bronzepowder, and alcohol, in the proportion of 5 parts of nitro-cellulose, 95parts alcohol and 0.1 part metallic powder.

'10. A process of solidifying a liquid .fuel which comprisesgelatinizing a solution fuel composition a metallic powarts 0.1

containing mtrocellulose dissolved in more taining metallic copper.

a metallic powder I 12. A process of solidifying a liquid fuel whichcomprises than three times its weight of alcohol, by treatment with'bronze powder.

13. A process of solidifying a liquid fuel which comprises elatinizinga. solution, containing an alip 'atic alcohol and nitrocellulose in theproportion of less than 10% of the alcohol by treatment with a.pulverized metal.

14. A process-of solidifying a liquid fuel which comprises gelatimzinga, solution, containing a relatively small proportion of nitrocellulosedissolved in a mixture of ethyl and meth l alcohols, bytreatment with apulverize metal.

15. A process of solidifying a liquid fuel which comprises gelatimzing asolution, containing a relatively small proportion of nitrocellulosedissolved in a mixture of ethyl and meth l alcohols, by'treatment with apulverize substance containing metallic copper; 16. A process ofsolidifying a liquid fuel which comprises gelatimzmg a solution,

a relativel small proportion of containing m a mixture of ethylnitrocellu ose dissolv and methyl alcohols, by treatment with bronzepowder.

latimzmg a solution, -COIltt1lIllIlg nitrocel ulose dissolved in more 17A process of solidifying a liquid fuel which comprises gelatimzing asolution, 'contamin a relatively small proportion of nitrocellulose inan organic aliphatic com-,

pound, by treatment with a bronze powder in approximately the proportionof 0.1% of the solution.

20. A process of solidifying a liquid fuel which comprises gelatinizinga solution of 50 nitrocellulose in a'proportion of less than 10% ofthe-weight of the fuel by treatment with a pulverized metal.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I i have hereunto set my'hand.

J OHANNES M. KESSLER. Witnesses: i 1 J. NAnm, JOHN H. Cmwm-L, Jr.

